Accidents
Icing, overweight condition downed Winnipeg Caravan
The pilot flying a Cessna Caravan that crashed after takeoff on Oct.

The pilot flying a Cessna Caravan that crashed after takeoff on Oct. 6, 2005, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, violated operational requirements, according to the Canadian Transportation Safety Board’s final report. Among the violations were taking off at a weight greater than the legal maximum takeoff weight and exceeding the time allowed between wing contamination inspection and takeoff. Shortly after takeoff, the Caravan pilot told controllers that she wanted to return to land at Winnipeg International Airport. The airplane stalled and crashed on railway tracks near the airport and caught fire. The pilot died in the crash.

On Jan. 31, 2006, the TSB recommended that Caravan pilots not take off in conditions worse than light icing. The accident occurred in an area of forecast moderate and severe icing conditions.